Pikmin 3 Deluxe has series’ best debut in Japan

Pikmin 3 Deluxe debuted last week, and Famitsu reported initial sales of 171,349 copies in Japan. That amount actually makes the Switch release the series’ best debut in the country so far. The next closest is Pikmin 2, which sold 162,000 copies on GameCube in its first week back in 2004.

Here’s a look at initial sales for all Pikmin titles in Japan:

Pikmin – 101,299
Pikmin 2 – 161,930
New Play Control! Pikmin – 48,229
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 – 28,256
Pikmin 3 – 102,188
Hey! Pikmin – 79,517
Pikmin 3 – 171,349

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